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Unofficial BBC iPlayer RSS feedsmike.ralphson@gmail.com (Mike Ralphson)Tue, 20 Nov 2018 01:02:16 GMTbbcparse by Mermade Software http://github.com/mermade/bbc-rss5 live Boxing with Costello & Bunce Isaac Dogboe: boxing sensation of the year? - Ghanaian-British super bantamweight world champion Isaac Dogboe tells his storyhttp://bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06s81zf
WBO super bantamweight world champion Isaac Dogboe, who Mike calls "one of the boxing sensations of the year", explains his meteoric rise from training in London parks to winning the world title earlier this year.
Mike and Steve also pay tribute to Bunny Sterling, the first black immigrant to win a British title, who passed away on Monday; there's a review of the weekend's action including a win for Maurice Hooker and defeat for Frankie Gavin; and a look forward to Deontay Wilder v Tyson Fury next week in Los Angeles.AudioPID:p06s81zfMon, 19 Nov 2018 17:24:00 GMT5 live Boxing with Costello & Bunce Bellew bows out - No fairytale ending for Tony Bellew despite a brave performance v Oleksandr Usykhttp://bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06rffgy
There was no fairytale ending to Tony Bellew's career despite a brave performance v Oleksandr Usyk, eventually being stopped in the eighth round as Usyk retains his undisputed world cruiserweight titles. Mike and Steve analyse the fight, look back on Bellew's career and ask whether Usyk could go on to fight Anthony Joshua at heavyweight.AudioPID:p06rffgySun, 11 Nov 2018 13:11:00 GMT5 live Boxing with Costello & Bunce Is "the best Bellew" enough? - The final analysis before Usyk v Bellew for the undisputed cruiserweight world titlehttp://bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06r680g
As Tony Bellew and Oleksandr Usyk make their final preparations ahead of their their undisputed cruiserweight world title fight, Mike and Steve break down how they got to this point in their careers, and how they think the fight will go.AudioPID:p06r680gThu, 08 Nov 2018 18:03:00 GMT5 live Boxing with Costello & Bunce A ‘monster’ calls, Tony Bellew answers - Can Tony Bellew shock the boxing world again & beat pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk?http://bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06qvdfn
Ahead of his undisputed cruiserweight world title fight against Oleksandr Usyk, Tony Bellew joins the podcast to reflect on the dedication required to drag himself out of retirement to fight the Ukrainian. Mike and Steve analyse the fight and ask where it would rank in the history of great British boxing victories if he were to pull it off.
Also, contrasting fortunes for Josh Taylor and Ryan Burnett in their World Boxing Super Series bouts last weekend, an update to the Olympic boxing saga as the sport’s inclusion in the 2020 Games hangs by a thread, and Floyd Mayweather jr announces a comeback of sorts – against Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist Tenshin Nasukawa.AudioPID:p06qvdfnMon, 05 Nov 2018 16:47:00 GMTReplay 8: Rumble in the Jungle - The Rumble in the Jungle between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali in 1974.http://bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06qczjd
In 1974, Muhammad Ali fought undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman in Kinshasa, then the capital of Zaire, in the now famous Rumble in the Jungle.
Promoter Don King secured $5m for each fighter: Foreman was considered the big favourite, while Ali, then 32, was thought by many to be past his best.
Ali won by knockout, putting Foreman down in the eight round.AudioPID:p06qczjdThu, 15 Nov 2018 10:44:47 GMT5 live Boxing with Costello & Bunce Fury fails, British P4P and fighting after tragedy - Hughie Fury loses, the best British fighters, and Dec Spelman returns to the ring.http://bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06q6p4g
Hughie Fury is beaten by Kubrat Pulev in Bulgaria, so where next for the 24-year-old and why has he come in for such criticism online? Mike and Steve analyse the fight and ask whether he can come again.
Also, reaction to Daniel Jacobs winning a fight-of-the-year contender against Sergiy Derevyanchenko, General Secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control Robert Smith joins the podcast to address the situation regarding Billy Joe Saunders' failed test, and who are top British fighters right now, pound-for-pound?
Finally, boxer Dec Spelman explains his emotions on returning to the ring after his opponent Scott Westgarth died following their fight earlier this year.AudioPID:p06q6p4gMon, 29 Oct 2018 16:56:00 GMTWhen Cassius Met the Beatles - 4 Extra Debut. John Wilson gathers eyewitness memories of the famous 1964 meeting between Cassius Clay and the Beatles. From March 2010.http://bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r8b1k
The tale of an unexpected encounter between 20th-century legends - a meeting which created a new template for global celebrity.
February 1964: The Beatles fly into Miami, sparking Beatlemania as they prepare to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Meanwhile in a low-rent Miami gym, the underdog Cassius Clay trains to fight reigning champion Sonny Liston for the world title. The pundits say Clay hasn't a hope. Quite unexpectedly, the paths of these legendary figures cross.
British photographer Harry Benson arranges for the Beatles to visit Cassius Clay in the gym. Clay picks up Ringo and swings him around the ring as if he's no heavier than a toddler, as the other band-members lie at his feet. Clay pretends to knock all four Beatles down with a single punch. The resulting images remain in the memory long after this brief encounter.
The Beatles triumph on TV. Cassius Clay amazes all the boxing writers by defeating Liston. They suddenly both find themselves on the cusp of a new kind of stardom - they're young, outspoken and able to capture the global imagination.
John Wilson reports from Miami on the background to this unique encounter, with the memories of three people who were there at the time: photographer Harry Benson, who was travelling with the Beatles, writer Robert Lipsyte, who was covering the fight for the New York Times as a rookie reporter, and fight doctor Ferdie Pacheco, then working at the gym in Miami. All witnessed the moment when Cassius met The Beatles. John also taps the memories of Paul McCartney.
Producer John Goudie.AudioPID:b00r8b1kTue, 20 Nov 2018 01:02:16 GMT